James McIntyre

A Concert-Impromptu - Poem by James McIntyre

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The following impromptu was delivered in the Methodist Church Concert, March, 1883.It was expected that several announced in bills world take part, but from variouscauses they were not present. We were unexpectedly requested to fill one of thevacencies. Doctor Gardiner delivered an address, showing how he had triumphed o'erthe great snow drifts during the remarkably severe winter then passing away, that wethought his courage and perseverance was worthy of being commemorated in verse; andthe music of the White Brothers though simple, is natural, touching and sweet, andreaches the heart more easily than some of the highly artistic styles now in vogue,on arising, we first gave some recitations from the Poets and concluded with thefollowing Impromptu. It was of course impossible for me to have anticipated any ofthe above occurrences, as the Doctors speech took the turn it did from the remarksof a previous speaker.